"Nidal" meaning in English

See Nidal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈnaɪ.dəl/ Forms: Nidals [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic نِضال (niḍāl, “warrior”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|نِضال||warrior}} Arabic نِضال (niḍāl, “warrior”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Nidal (plural Nidals)
  1. A unisex given name from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-Nidal-en-name-XYLrTvI9 Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names from Arabic, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. A surname from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-Nidal-en-name-taWjpCcX Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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